Hair clamp for permanent hair waving



Patented Mar. 28, 1933 1,903,249

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KARL GEORG STRbI-IELR, F ROTHENKIRGHEN, GERMANY HAIR CLAMP FOR PERMANENT HAIR WAVING Application filed August 27, 1930. Serial No. 478,188.

This invention relates to a hair clamp of in Figs. 3 and 4. In the latter instance ad the kind used for holding a strand of hair jacent clamps will form channels between close to the head while it is being heated in them through which air circulation is fura permanent hair waver, and the invention ther promoted.

consists in the provision of a pair of hingedly In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the 65 connected arms enclosed in jackets of insujackets are of oval cross-section and will lating material which are ribbed on the surtherefore form an additional, enlarged air face applied to the head so as to promote air channel between them and the head. circulation whereby the skin will be efiec- I claim tively protected from the heat. 1. A hair clamp for permanent hair wav- Air circulation is still further promoted ing, comprising a pair of hingedly connected by providing the jackets with spacing flanges arms, a pair of insulating jackets enclosing adapted to form air channels between adja- Said arms, means connected with said arms cent clamps. for closing the clamp, parts of the exterior 15 Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing repsurfaces of said jackets being adapted to resents a top view of a clamp according to Come in contact with each other when the one construction, clamp is closed, and grooves formed on other Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, parts of the exterior surfaces of said jackets ig. 3 is an end view seen from the right to provide for a circulation of air.

20 of Fig. 1, 2. A hair clamp for permanent hair wav- Fig. 4 is a cross-section, and mg, comprising in combination, a pair of Figs. 5 and 6 are cross-sections of different hingedly'connected arms, insulating jackets modifications. having exterior surfaces provided with The clamp comprises two arms 1 and 2 grooves, said jackets enclosing said arms, 25. which are connected at one end by means of and a flange on each of said jackets, said a hinge element 3 so that they can be opened flange projecting at right angles from the out for admitting a hair strand and for exterior side surface of said jackets and clamping the latter between them. At the forming a groove with said surface. free ends of the arms a closing member 4. is 3. A hair clamp for permanent hair wav- 30 provided. This closing member is prefering, comprising in combination, a pair of ably in the form of a fork which is pivoted hingedly connected arms, insulating jackets to one arm and adapted to be turned by means having exterior surfaces provided with of a finger piece 5 over the end 6 of the other grooves, said jackets enclosing said arms, a arm, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, said end being flange on each of said jackets, said flange 35 rounded off and recessed as shown at 7. projecting at right angles from the exterior The arms are enclosed in jackets 8 of in- Side surface of said jackets and forming a sulating material so as to protect the skin groove in combination with said surface, and from the heat of the hair waver, the clamp a forked closing member pivoted to the free being applied to the hair strand close to the end of one arm and adapted to engage over head. That face of the jacket which comes the free end of the other arm, the jackets nearest the head is preferably ribbed as being recessed for the reception of said closshlpwlili 5g; 10 so as to form channels through ing member. w ic t e air can circulate and form a fur- E ther protection for the skin. The jackets are K G ORG STROHER' 45 formed with recesses 11 wherein the closing member 4 is accommodated. At the outer sides of the jackets, spacing flanges 9 are formed which may extend either from the face which comes nearest the head, as shown 50 in Fig. 5, or from the opposite face, as shown 

